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US-12316956

Shooting method, shooting apparatus, and electronic device

PublishedMay 27, 2025
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Technical Abstract

This application discloses a shooting method, a shooting apparatus, and an electronic device, and pertains to the field of an imaging technology. The shooting method includes: a first camera captures a first picture, and a second camera captures a second picture, where the first picture includes an image in a current capture scene, the second camera is configured to capture a motion trajectory of a target moving object, and the first picture includes the target moving object; and synthesizing the first picture and the second picture, and outputting a target picture.

Patent Claims
20 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A light painting picture shooting method, comprising: capturing, by a first camera, a first picture, and, capturing, by a second camera, a second picture, wherein the first picture comprises an image in a current capture scene, wherein the first picture is used to generate a background picture of a target picture, wherein the second camera is configured to capture a motion trajectory of a target moving object, wherein the second camera comprises a dynamic vision sensor (DVS) and wherein the first picture comprises the target moving object; and synthesizing the first picture and the second picture, and outputting a target picture, wherein the target picture is a light painting picture.

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2. The shooting method according to claim 1, wherein after the capturing, by a first camera, a first picture, and, capturing, by a second camera, a second picture, the method further comprises: receiving a first input performed by a user for the second picture; and adjusting, in response to the first input, a trajectory parameter of the motion trajectory in the second picture, and outputting a second picture with the trajectory parameter adjusted; and the synthesizing the first picture and the second picture comprises: synthesizing the first picture and the second picture with the trajectory parameter adjusted, wherein the trajectory parameter comprises at least one parameter that characterizes a trajectory attribute of the motion trajectory.

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3. The shooting method according to claim 1, wherein a size of the first picture and a size of the second picture are the same; and the synthesizing the first picture and the second picture comprises: replacing pixels of a target region in the first picture with all pixels on the motion trajectory in the second picture, wherein the target region is a region, corresponding to a position in a region in which the motion trajectory is located, in the first picture.

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4. The shooting method according to claim 1, wherein before the capturing, by a first camera, a first picture, and, capturing, by a second camera, a second picture, the method further comprises: displaying a shooting preview interface, wherein the shooting preview interface is used to display a preview picture captured by the first camera; the shooting preview interface is used to display a preview picture captured by the second camera; or the shooting preview interface comprises a first shooting preview sub-interface and a second shooting preview sub-interface, wherein the first shooting preview sub-interface is used to display a preview picture captured by the first camera, and the second shooting preview sub-interface is used to display a preview picture captured by the second camera.

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5. The shooting method according to claim 1, wherein during capturing of the first picture and the second picture, the method further comprises: controlling, in a case that the motion trajectory starts to be generated, the first camera to stop capturing a picture.

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6. The shooting method according to claim 1, wherein during capturing of the first picture and the second picture, the method further comprises: capturing a first video and a second video, wherein the first video comprises an image in a current capture scene, and the second video is used to record a process of forming the motion trajectory by the target moving object; and in a case that a second input performed by a user is received, playing the first video and the second video synchronously in response to the second input.

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7. The shooting method according to claim 6, wherein an ith video frame of the second video comprises a motion trajectory of the target moving object in an ith time period, the ith time period is a time period between a 1st moment and an ith moment, the 1st moment is a moment when a 1st video frame is captured, and the ith time is a moment when the ith video frame is captured; or an ith video frame of the second video is a captured picture of the target moving object at an ith moment, and the ith moment is a time when the ith video frame is captured, wherein i is a positive integer, and the ith video frame is any video frame in the second video.

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8. An electronic device, comprising: a processor; and a memory storing a program or an instruction that is capable of running on the processor, wherein the program or the instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform the following steps: capturing, by a first camera, a first picture, and, capturing, by a second camera, a second picture, wherein the first picture comprises an image in a current capture scene, wherein the first picture is used to generate a background picture of a target picture, wherein the second camera is configured to capture a motion trajectory of a target moving object, wherein the second camera comprises a dynamic vision sensor (DVS) and wherein the first picture comprises the target moving object; and synthesizing the first picture and the second picture, and outputting a target picture, wherein the target picture is a light painting picture.

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9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein after the capturing, by a first camera, a first picture, and, capturing, by a second camera, a second picture, the program or the instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform the following steps: receiving a first input performed by a user for the second picture; and adjusting, in response to the first input, a trajectory parameter of the motion trajectory in the second picture, and outputting a second picture with the trajectory parameter adjusted; and the synthesizing the first picture and the second picture comprises: synthesizing the first picture and the second picture with the trajectory parameter adjusted, wherein the trajectory parameter comprises at least one parameter that characterizes a trajectory attribute of the motion trajectory.

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10. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein a size of the first picture and a size of the second picture are the same; and the synthesizing the first picture and the second picture comprises: replacing pixels of a target region in the first picture with all pixels on the motion trajectory in the second picture, wherein the target region is a region, corresponding to a position in a region in which the motion trajectory is located, in the first picture.

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11. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein before the capturing, by a first camera, a first picture, and, capturing, by a second camera, a second picture, the program or the instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform the following steps: displaying a shooting preview interface, wherein the shooting preview interface is used to display a preview picture captured by the first camera; the shooting preview interface is used to display a preview picture captured by the second camera; or the shooting preview interface comprises a first shooting preview sub-interface and a second shooting preview sub-interface, wherein the first shooting preview sub-interface is used to display a preview picture captured by the first camera, and the second shooting preview sub-interface is used to display a preview picture captured by the second camera.

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12. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein during capturing of the first picture and the second picture, the program or the instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform the following steps: controlling, in a case that the motion trajectory starts to be generated, the first camera to stop capturing a picture.

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13. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein during capturing of the first picture and the second picture, the program or the instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform the following steps: capturing a first video and a second video, wherein the first video comprises an image in a current capture scene, and the second video is used to record a process of forming the motion trajectory by the target moving object; and in a case that a second input performed by a user is received, playing the first video and the second video synchronously in response to the second input.

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14. The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein an ith video frame of the second video comprises a motion trajectory of the target moving object in an ith time period, the ith time period is a time period between a 1st moment and an ith moment, the 1st moment is a moment when a 1st video frame is captured, and the ith time is a moment when the ith video frame is captured; or an ith video frame of the second video is a captured picture of the target moving object at an ith moment, and the ith moment is a time when the ith video frame is captured, wherein i is a positive integer, and the ith video frame is any video frame in the second video.

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15. A non-transitory readable storage medium storing a program or an instruction, wherein the program or the instruction, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the following steps: capturing, by a first camera, a first picture, and, capturing, by a second camera, a second picture, wherein the first picture comprises an image in a current capture scene, wherein the first picture is used to generate a background picture of a target picture, wherein the second camera is configured to capture a motion trajectory of a target moving object, wherein the second camera comprises a dynamic vision sensor (DVS) and wherein the first picture comprises the target moving object; and synthesizing the first picture and the second picture, and outputting a target picture, wherein the target picture is a light painting picture.

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16. The non-transitory readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein after the capturing, by a first camera, a first picture, and, capturing, by a second camera, a second picture, the program or the instruction, when the program or the instruction, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to further perform the following steps: receiving a first input performed by a user for the second picture; and adjusting, in response to the first input, a trajectory parameter of the motion trajectory in the second picture, and outputting a second picture with the trajectory parameter adjusted; and the synthesizing the first picture and the second picture comprises: synthesizing the first picture and the second picture with the trajectory parameter adjusted, wherein the trajectory parameter comprises at least one parameter that characterizes a trajectory attribute of the motion trajectory.

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17. The non-transitory readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein a size of the first picture and a size of the second picture are the same; and the synthesizing the first picture and the second picture comprises: replacing pixels of a target region in the first picture with all pixels on the motion trajectory in the second picture, wherein the target region is a region, corresponding to a position in a region in which the motion trajectory is located, in the first picture.

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18. The non-transitory readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein before the capturing, by a first camera, a first picture, and, capturing, by a second camera, a second picture, the program or the instruction, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the following steps: displaying a shooting preview interface, wherein the shooting preview interface is used to display a preview picture captured by the first camera; the shooting preview interface is used to display a preview picture captured by the second camera; or the shooting preview interface comprises a first shooting preview sub-interface and a second shooting preview sub-interface, wherein the first shooting preview sub-interface is used to display a preview picture captured by the first camera, and the second shooting preview sub-interface is used to display a preview picture captured by the second camera.

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19. The non-transitory readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein during capturing of the first picture and the second picture, the program or the instruction, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to further perform the following steps: controlling, in a case that the motion trajectory starts to be generated, the first camera to stop capturing a picture.

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20. The non-transitory readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein during capturing of the first picture and the second picture, the program or the instruction, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to further perform the following steps: capturing a first video and a second video, wherein the first video comprises an image in a current capture scene, and the second video is used to record a process of forming the motion trajectory by the target moving object; and in a case that a second input performed by a user is received, playing the first video and the second video synchronously in response to the second input.

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April 18, 2023

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May 27, 2025

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